The Known Strangers✅

Lady Prem Chopra!!

Recap: Jealous Manik

Knock Knock Knock

Mukti: Bhai, Choti are you in there?

(Manik got up and straighten up also Nandini calms her breadth and opens the door)

Manik: Mukti.....

Mukti: (interrupts) Chup jao, jake chup jao, jaldi se hide (she says this in one go)

Manik: What?

Mukti: Manik go hid.... (but before she completes someone calls him )

Voice: Maaanikkkkkk!!! (guess kar lo aab)

Manik/Mukti: Soha!!!

Manik: (terrified) Ye chipkali yaha kya kar rahi hai??

Mukti: Khurana uncle came to meet dad... (before she completes they hear footsteps and Manik runs inside Nandini's room.... Nandini who was all confused till now sees the frantic movements of Manik all puzzle. Finally Manik hids himself under the bed just then Soha comes near Nandini's room)

Soha: Hey Mukti, how are you? (she eyes Nandini) Who is she?? Mukti you should no hangout with such people

Mukti: WTF you better mind your tongue Miss Khurana, How dare you insult Cho.... Nandini?? Get the heck out of here!! (Soha gets afraid and runs for her life) Cho... I mean Nan..

Nandini: You can call me Choti (Mukti looks at her shock) I have seen you always restricting from saying that, my best friend cum soul sister use to call me that in childhood and I won't mind you saying it (Mukti was fighting back tears she just hugged Nandini tightly) Vaise kon thi vo makeup ki dukan (both chuckled)

Mukti: Soha Khurana, bhai se humesha fevicol ki taraha chipki rahti hai, we just bear her for Khurana uncle (Nandini just hummed. Then they noticed that Manik ha no yet came out so both bend to see him, there he was under the bed duvet around him and clutching it as if his life depends on it, MukNi giggled)

Nandini: Manik wo chali gayi (and giggled)

Manik: Bhaut hasi Aa rahi hai na, don't forget I know how to shut you up...

Mukti(confused): What?? And by the way what are you doing here?

MaNan were shocked, Mukti rocked

Manik: (thinking) um.. Ya I was here to take notes from Nandini (Mukti bought their excuse but now she was getting suspicious)

Mukti: Come out Bhai!! (Manik came out)

Manik: (holds MukNi's hands) Please help me, I don't want to get raped, meri izzat bacho please

(MukNi look at each other and then Manik)

MukNi: Fine!
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Soha was looking for Manik in the house when she saw Abhi there

Soha: Hi Abhi!

Abhi: (mummers) Kaha fass gaya yaar, Oh hi Lady Prem... I mean Soha, (Soha was going to hug him when MukNi came in between)

Nandini: (sweetly) Soha tum Manik ko dhundh rahi thi na? I saw him going to the garden, go (Soha goes towards the garden)

Abhi: Thanks ladies meri izzat uss Lady Prem Chopra se bachane ke liye

Nandini: Lady Prem Chopra??

Abhi: Arey wo he is old movies villain who use to hit on any and every girl, Soha uska female version hai, God! Tum log nahi ate tho mera kya hota!!! Well I pity Manik bechara garden mein uss Soha ko jhel raha hoga (as soon as he says that he sees an evil grin on MukNi's face which grew when they hear a high volume scream.. All rush to the garden only to see Soha covered with mud)

Neyonika: Soha what happened??

Soha: Aunty I slipped aur there was this wet mud there I fell on it (hear Mukti, Nandini, Manik and Abhi were controlling hard to not laugh, still Abhi giggled and Neyonika snapped her head to her kids who were now standing there making all innocent face)

Neyonika: Ek kaam karo you go home now you need a long shower now (Neyonika tried to say it as genuinely as possible.... Soha just wen from there all embarrassed and that was it all the youngsters started to laugh, Raj and Neyonika turned to them glaring and as all of them stop laughing Raj and Neyonika started to laugh making all to start laughing again 😂😂😂)

Raj: My girls are fire!!! (and continues to laugh)
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After dinner all went to their room an Nandini was waiting for Manik when he didn't turned up she stormed to his room and without knocking bolted in

Manik had just entered his room taking a shower he was just wearing a towel around his waist and was setting his hair looking in the mirror when he was pulled harshly

Nandini: Mani where were you kab se I am waiting for you to come in my room

Manik: Hang on you were waiting, that to for me, that to in your room (naughtily) What are you upto Miss Thakkar?? (now Nandini realize whats she had blabbered in haste and also Miss genius saw what Manik was wearing and also register that Manik is moving towards her as reflex she started moving back)

Manik: Bolo Naanu you were saying something? (he captures Nandini between his room's close door and his arms cage, with proximity Nandini was unable to say, her eyes travel to Manik's bare upper body, his well to toned upper body

Nandini: Hot!! (listening this both MaNan was shock, Manik was shock for direct bold comment an Nandini because she said it loud).

Manik: (leaning close to her) Did you just called me hot (Nandini looked down closing her eyes and slightly pink colour on her cheek, Manik bends more and give wet kiss on her right cheek) Don't bluss unless you want me (he gives wet kiss on her left cheek) to show you how hot I am (Nandini close his mouth with her one hand)

Nandini: Mani please (Manik kiss her hand and removes it and kiss her forehead he then grabs his tracks a tee and goes to his vanity space and changes and comes back)

Manik: Vaise I did not came to your room because I was discussing with Abhi about some work and tomorrow's practice (Nandini nods her head an settles herself on the bed and Manik lays down with head in her lap and they start talking.... This is what there were, no space for awkwardness, even after so many years they were comfortable with each other)